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More opportunities to RECYCLE-It’s the Law!

Session Law 2010-67 established an recycle your electronics! program for the State of North Carolina with shared responsibility between manufactures, & retailers, local and state government, and consumers. Related Materials only , computers, monitors, Goodwill Industries of Northwest NC printers, scanners, etc. are banned Accepts residential & business. from disposal in landfills. Can be in working order or not. Free of charge. (Goodwill does not accept televisions)

A Guide to Proper Goodwill location Lenoir Rhyne Blvd, Hickory Recycling of Electronics (828) 327-3273

To setup an appointment for donation pickup call (855) 493-6667.

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 For a full list of materials that are banned Televisions only from North Carolina landfill disposal: Caldwell TV Inc, Hickory, NC deq.nc.gov/conservation/recycling/banned Accepts residential & business. -materials

Can be in working order or not. Free of charge. Flat panel TV’s preferred.  State website for electronics recycling: deq.nc.gov/conservation/recycling/ Call (828) 324-1202 or (828) 327-3161 electronics to arrange donation.

Caldwell TV refurbishes used televisions  Utilities and Dept and donates to senior citizens programs Catawba County Solid Waste Division: www.catawbacountync.gov Utilities and Engineering throughout Catawba County! P O B o x 3 8 9

Newton, NC 28658 Learn more about recycling electronics and other types of materials, read the product ( 8 2 8 ) 4 6 5 - 8217 label, or call the Catawba County Utilities ( 7 0 4 ) 4 6 2 - 1348 and Engineering Department at (828) 465-8217 or (704) 462-1348. www.catawbacountync.gov Get the Facts about Electronics Recycling!

Catawba County Residential Harmful Materials in Catawba County’s Household Hazardous Waste Electronics Residential Electronics Bi-Annual Collection Events (Includes Electronics) Used electronics, such as computers, televisions, Recycling Program and cell phones contain potentially dangerous Visit the website for event dates and times. chemicals and heavy metals and should not be placed in the regular trash. Blackburn Landfill Facility www.catawbacountync.gov (Utilities and Engineering Dept) and computer monitors 4017 Rocky Ford Rd

contain tubes (CRTs), which Newton, NC 28658 The drive through collection events are have high concentrations of . Office: (704) 462-1348 available to the citizens of www.catawbacountync.gov Catawba County only and are (Utilities and Engineering Dept) Circuit boards contain heavy metals such free of charge.

as cadmium, mercury, and chromium.  Electronics recycling is available year An estimated 70% of the round at the Blackburn facility. Call overall toxic materials in (704) 462-1348 for current hours.

landfills is comprised of  Service is available to citizens of *No business waste accepted* . Catawba County only and is free of ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

charge. The problem with cell phones... More Electronics Recycling!  Only residential amounts accepted. If you are a resident of one of the  The average life span of a cell phone is municipalities listed below, please call only 18 months. them directly for more information.  About half a billion obsolete and unused Types of electronic waste accepted: cell phones could end up in our landfills. of Conover  Translation...this would release roughly Computers Speakers Pagers Events are held on the 2nd Saturday of 312,900 pounds of lead into landfills. Printers Cameras each month from 8am-12pm at this location:

Scanners VCR’s Fax Donate your cell phone today! Keyboards DVD players iPods Conover Public Works Many organizations and domestic violence Cables Stereos MP3 players 939 4th St SW prevention facilities accept cell phone dona- Mice Headphones Batteries Conover, NC 28613 tions. Working cell phones can be used to dial Televisions GPS units Microwaves (828) 464-4808 911, even without an active telephone account. Cell phones Copiers Consider donating to this local facility. Town of Maiden Family Guidance Center Provides residents curbside service for 17 Hwy 70 SE *No business waste accepted* electronics as part of the town’s bulky waste Hickory, NC 28602 pickup program. (828) 428-5000. (828) 322-1400